FIAP DEFINITION OF BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY (MONOCHROME)

A black and white work fitting from the
very dark grey (black) to the very clear grey (white) is a monochrome work with the various shades of grey.
A black and white work toned entirely in a single colour will remain a monochrome work able to stand in the
black and white category; such a work can be reproduced in black and white in the catalogue of a salon under
FIAP Patronage. On the other hand a black and white work modified by a partial toning or by the addition of
one color becomes a color work (polychrome) to stand in the color category; such a work requires color reproduction
in the catalogue of a salon under FIAP Patronage. )

FIAP DEFINITION OF NATURE

Nature photography is restricted
to the use of the photographic process to depict all branches of natural history, except anthropology
and archaeology, in such a fashion that a well-informed person will be able to identify the subject
material and to certify its honest presentation. The story telling value of a photograph must be
weighed more than the pictorial quality while maintaining high technical quality. Human elements shall
not be present, except where those human elements are integral parts of the nature story such as nature subjects,
like barn owls or storks, adapted to an environment modified by humans, or where those human elements are in situations
depicting natural forces, like hurricanes or tidal waves. Scientific bands, scientific tags or radio collars on wild animals
are permissible. Photographs of human created hybrid plants, cultivated plants, feral animals, domestic animals, or mounted
specimens are ineligible, as is any form of manipulation that alters the truth of the photographic statement. No techniques
that add, relocate, replace, or remove pictorial elements except by cropping are permitted. Techniques that enhance the
presentation of the photograph without changing the nature story or the pictorial content, or without altering the content
of the original scene, are permitted including HDR, focus stacking and dodging/burning. Techniques that remove elements added
by the camera, such as dust spots, digital noise, and film scratches, are allowed. Stitched images are not permitted.
The final image must look natural. Colour images may be converted to greyscale monochrome. Infrared images,
either direct-captures or derivations, are not allowed. Images used in Nature Photography competitions may
be divided in two classes: Nature and Wildlife. Images entered in Nature sections meeting the Nature Photography
Definition above can have landscapes, geologic formations, weather phenomena, and extant organisms as the primary subject matter.
This includes images taken with the subjects in controlled conditions, such as zoos, game farms, botanical gardens, aquariums
and any enclosure where the subjects are totally dependent on man for food. Images entered in Wildlife sections meeting the
Nature Photography Definition above are further defined as one or more extant zoological or botanical organisms free and
unrestrained in a natural or adopted habitat. Landscapes, geologic formations, photographs of zoo or game farm animals,
or of any extant zoological or botanical *///species taken under controlled conditions are not eligible in Wildlife sections.
Wildlife is not limited to animals, birds or insects. Marine subjects and botanical subjects (including fungi and algae)
taken in the wild are suitable wildlife subjects, as are carcasses of extant species. Wildlife images may be entered
in Nature Sections of International Exhibitions.

FIAP DEFINITION OF PHOTO TRAVEL

A Photo Travel image expresses the characteristic features or culture of a land as they are found naturally.
There are no geographic limitations. Images from events or activities arranged specifically for photography,
or of subjects directed or hired for photography are not appropriate. Close up pictures of people or objects
must include features that provide information about the environment. Techniques that add, relocate, replace
or remove any element of the original image, except by cropping, are not permitted. The only allowable adjustments
are removal of dust or digital noise, restoration of the appearance of the original scene, and complete conversion
to greyscale monochrome. Other derivations, including infrared, are not permitted. The final image must look natural.

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